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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 10:50 AM Dec 2016

Trump is a dolt* but do you think his staff knows how divided the nation is?

Trump is a dolt* but do you think his staff knows how divided the nation is ? Do they care?

Most presidents, even the ones we dislike, paid lip service to uniting the country. Richard Nixon said he "wanted to bring the country together." George W. Bush said he was a "uniter and not a divider.


We are more divided than at any time since the Civil War. That has to have profound effects going forward. In my anger I often write about California seceding but to see the dissolution of the nation I love makes me sad. It sounds quaint but America is just not a big piece of real estate. It embodies ideals like the rule of law, due process, majority rule/minority rights and the sanctity of the ballot. I see these ideals being shredded.





*Trump is a dolt when it comes to seeing the big picture. He is obviously very good at self aggrandizement and exploiting people's fear of the other.

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Trump is a dolt* but do you think his staff knows how divided the nation is? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2016 OP
His staff seems to be as doltish as he is. I have zero confidence in them. n/t Coventina Dec 2016 #1
why should billionaires care about what the poor folk think of them......eom a kennedy Dec 2016 #2
Divide and conquer Achilleaze Dec 2016 #3
The Trump supporters I know understand the division and do not care. gordianot Dec 2016 #4
They don't care about the divisiveness unless they can use it to enact their agenda. LonePirate Dec 2016 #5
Nope,he is the head psychopath but they all are the same. libtodeath Dec 2016 #6

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
3. Divide and conquer
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 10:57 AM
Dec 2016

The Russkie-Republicans - and their role model Draft+Tax Dodger Comrade Casino - don't give a shit about unity. They are all about raw power and moneybucks.

gordianot

(15,236 posts)
4. The Trump supporters I know understand the division and do not care.
Tue Dec 20, 2016, 10:57 AM
Dec 2016

If necessary I will do business with them. I have severed all ties with relatives and former friends who support Trump well before the election.

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